| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Andres Trujillo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pablo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Salzberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Tucci (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez misses the fadeaway in the paint | 29-19 |
| 19:40 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is hacked by Pablo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Pablo Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy (PF) Alexander Salzberg | |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Richard Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| 18:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen clanks a shot from the right block | 29-21 |
| 18:45 | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 18:30 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Andres Trujillo and the foul's on John Hurt - foul #3 on John Hurt, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) John Hurt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake (SG), Alexander Salzberg (PF) Richard Brown, Jonny McClamy | |
| 18:30 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by Allan Leake - foul #1 on Allan Leake, team foul #3 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Jonny McClamy (PF), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Allan Leake, Alexander Salzberg, Earl Tucci | |
| 17:53 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 17:51 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is hacked by Jonny McClamy - foul #2 on Jonny McClamy, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake (SG), Alexander Salzberg (PF), Earl Tucci (C) Richard Brown, Jonny McClamy, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 32-23 |
| 16:49 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Jonny McClamy (PF) Allan Leake, Alexander Salzberg | |
| 16:32 | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 16:30 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg (PF), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Jonny McClamy, Earl Tucci | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Andres Trujillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pablo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Salzberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Filiberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Filiberto Rodriguez | 32-25 |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 34-25 |
| 15:15 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Drazen Blachowski - foul #1 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Lars Jackowski (PG), Earl Tucci (C) Andres Trujillo, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| 15:15 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:15 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:54 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 14:51 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 14:32 | Miami (FL) | Steven Williams picks off the pass by Pablo Rodriguez | 34-27 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | John Hurt knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Jeffrey Drennen | 36-27 |
| 13:51 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg loses the dribble to Liang Zheng | 36-27 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 13:22 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 13:02 | Miami (FL) | Pablo Rodriguez loses the dribble to Liang Zheng | 36-27 |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-27 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Hurt | 36-27 |
| 12:26 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 12:24 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lars Jackowski and he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo (PG), Arthur Sullivan (SG), Carlos Castaneda (SF), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Lars Jackowski, Richard Brown, Pablo Rodriguez, Earl Tucci | |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 11:50 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Andres Trujillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Sullivan (fresh) SF - Carlos Castaneda (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Salzberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Filiberto Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Filiberto Rodriguez | 36-33 |
| 11:28 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:06 | Miami (FL) | Filiberto Rodriguez knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 39-35 |
| 10:44 | North Carolina | Andres Trujillo steals the ball from John Hurt | 39-35 |
| 10:41 | Miami (FL) | Arthur Sullivan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Andres Trujillo | 39-37 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG) Jeffrey Drennen | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Jonny McClamy (PF), Earl Tucci (C) Arthur Sullivan, Alexander Salzberg, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| 09:59 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 09:57 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 09:34 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 09:12 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 41-39 |
| 08:50 | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy drills a driving attempt from the left block | 41-41 |
| 08:29 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 08:27 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 41-41 |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hurt - foul #4 on John Hurt, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), Richard Caulkins (SG), Liang Zheng (C) Raymond Bain, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:20 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:59 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 07:58 | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 07:35 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Allan Leake, Earl Tucci | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Andres Trujillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Castaneda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonny McClamy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Filiberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen drills a driving attempt from close range set up by John Hurt | 43-43 |
| 06:50 | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Trenton Fletcher (C) Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake (SG), Earl Tucci (C) Richard Brown, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| 06:45 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo loses the dribble to Trenton Fletcher | 43-43 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG) Richard Caulkins | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG) Allan Leake | |
| 06:10 | Miami (FL) | Earl Tucci clanks a runner near the basket | 43-43 |
| 06:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 05:54 | North Carolina | Jonny McClamy is called for the reach on Liang Zheng - foul #3 on Jonny McClamy, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg (PF), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Jonny McClamy, Earl Tucci | |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen loses the dribble to Richard Brown | 43-43 |
| 05:31 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg is hacked by Liang Zheng - foul #2 on Liang Zheng, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake (SG), Earl Tucci (C) Richard Brown, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| 05:31 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 05:31 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 05:08 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:51 | Miami (FL) | Allan Leake clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 04:49 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:38 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 04:37 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:23 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda is fouled on the floor by John Hurt - foul #5 on John Hurt, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF) John Hurt | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Jonny McClamy (PF), Filiberto Rodriguez (C) Allan Leake, Alexander Salzberg, Earl Tucci | |
| 04:23 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:23 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 03:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 03:55 | Miami (FL) | Filiberto Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 03:43 | Miami (FL) | Andres Trujillo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-50 |
| 03:21 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Filiberto Rodriguez | 43-50 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Andres Trujillo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Carlos Castaneda (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonny McClamy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Filiberto Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Miami (FL) | Jeffrey Drennen picks off the pass by Andres Trujillo in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen jams it | 45-50 |
| 02:56 | Miami (FL) | Jonny McClamy connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andres Trujillo | 45-52 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg (PF), Earl Tucci (C) Jonny McClamy, Filiberto Rodriguez | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:46 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| 02:46 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:46 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:46 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Raymond Bain | 48-53 |
| 02:18 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-53 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:16 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Arthur Sullivan (SG), Jonny McClamy (PF) Richard Brown, Alexander Salzberg | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carlos Castaneda - foul #4 on Carlos Castaneda, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown (SG), Alexander Salzberg (PF) Arthur Sullivan, Jonny McClamy | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-53 |
| 01:30 | Miami (FL) | Alexander Salzberg grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 01:25 | Miami (FL) | Richard Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Drazen Blachowski | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | North Carolina | Steven Williams slams it home on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Earl Tucci - foul #3 on Earl Tucci, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Miami (FL) | Carlos Castaneda's layup is rejected by Liang Zheng | 54-53 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 54-53 |